How does staking work at the network core?

Revolution embeds programmable staking directly into its node protocol. Verifying nodes are staked operators approved by governance. They run an external node, replay every block, and co-sign each batch before it is committed.

Technology

Ethereum Secured L2. ZK-Powered. Staking at the Core.

Q: What is Revolution built on?

Revolution is an Ethereum Layer 2. V2 runs on ZKsync OS, which is EVM equivalent. Every batch carries a validity proof from the Airbender prover. Transaction data is published to Ethereum in blobs, so anyone can reconstruct the chain from Ethereum alone.

Revolution V2 runs on ZKsync OS. Every batch is proven and settled to Ethereum. Accounts, identity and staking are built on open standards.

Programmable staking pools enable an entirely new business model for the internet.

Built on Ethereum. Powered by zero-knowledge proofs.

ZK proof pipeline

Revolution is an Ethereum Layer 2 secured by zero-knowledge proofs.

Every batch carries a validity proof from the Airbender prover. Transaction data is published to Ethereum in blobs, so anyone can reconstruct the chain from Ethereum alone.

Open standards

Ethereum tooling works unchanged ZKsync OS is EVM equivalent. Contracts compile with standard Solidity. Foundry, Hardhat, viem and ethers work.

Ethereum-Grade Security

Settled to Ethereum L1 All transactions on Revolution settle to Ethereum L1, inheriting its credibility, security, and decentralization while unlocking new functionality at Layer 2.

Airbender Real validity proofs

Blobs Rollup data on Ethereum

L1 Ethereum Settlement Every transaction finalizes on Ethereum

Staking at the network core

Unlike other networks, Revolution embeds programmable staking directly into its node protocol, linking the people who secure the chain to the people who use it.

A New Economic Model

Verifying nodes co-sign every batch Approved operators run an external node, replay every block, and sign each batch before it is committed. A node that stops sending heartbeats is jailed and stops earning.

User-Friendly by Design

As simple as Web2 Passkey sign-in, recovery without a seed phrase, and free cornerstone calls through a network paymaster.

Orbital network of connected spheres, representing staking pools and verifying nodes

How the stack fits together

Architecture
Layer	Role
Settlement	Ethereum L1
Proving	Airbender validity proofs on every batch
Data availability	Rollup. Data published to Ethereum in blobs
Execution	ZKsync OS, EVM equivalent
Verification	Verifying nodes co-sign batches (2 of 3 testnet, 3 of 5 mainnet)
Accounts	ERC-4337 smart accounts, ERC-7579 modules, passkeys
Gas	Cornerstone Paymaster for free calls

Network parameters

Chain ID and RPC endpoints publish when Virtus (V2 testnet) opens in Phase 1. Get notified on the Developers page.

V2 is coming.

Libertas (V1 network) is running. Virtus (V2 testnet) opens next.

See the V2 upgrade Whitepaper V2